- City
- Denver
- State
- CO
I've been lurking on here for a while and checking out the occasional Scrambler for sale within striking distance of me. I finally sold my project XJ and have room in the garage for the Scrambler I've always wanted. I'm not new to CJs (owned an '86 CJ7 about 15 years ago that I had a lot of fun working on) or Jeeps in general (hence the XJ and my DD/trail Jeep is a JKU). Anyway, there's an 81 for sale at the Worldwide Vintage Autos near me (don't know much about them, link below). I'm aware of the major shortcomings of 81s; narrow-track axles, the SR4 stick, and lap belts. I was hoping you all could help me prep for checking this one out, anything that looks off or weird or whatever. The half doors and uppers are probably from a YJ right? The half cab almost looks aftermarket to me too. There's no seatbelts but I'm assuming there's only provisions for lap ones. There are missing dash knobs. The carb is definitely aftermarket. The exhaust manifold also looks aftermarket. The firewall also looks a bit off to me, almost like there's stuff missing, but maybe that's simply because it doesn't have power brakes? Is there anything else from the pictures that jumps out to anyone? What else should I find out about when/if I do go see it? My ultimate goal is to have a nice weekend cruiser that doesn't need a ton of rust repair. I can weld but I'd rather spend my time on other aspects. Thanks in advance!
https://www.worldwidevintageautos.com/vehicles/3255/1981-jeep-scrambler
https://www.worldwidevintageautos.com/vehicles/3255/1981-jeep-scrambler